# Would you clear your browser cache to solve a website-specific problem?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-clear-your-browser-cache-to-solve-a-website-specific-problem/990705>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 26, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-clear-your-browser-cache-to-solve-a-website-specific-problem/990705 "2023-09-26T03:36:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-clear-your-browser-cache-to-solve-a-website-specific-problem/990705/21 "2023-09-28T18:51:06Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Which password manager was it that had the breach?
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> I just tend to use the built in password managers, in Chrome or in Firefox. Does Safari not offer to remember passwords?

Lastpass was the commercial password manager that had a breach a year+ ago. But not a breach of passwords.

For me the problem with built-in password managers is I have 3 kinds of machines using 3 different browsers. Other than a 3rd party app, there’s not a built-in mechanism that will tie a PC with Edge and Chrome, an iPad with Safari, and an Android phone’s Chrome plus the iPad’s and Phones large collection of dedicated app all together into a seamless whole for password management, form-filling, payment card management, etc.

For one person using one device with one browser, the facility built into the browser is probably adequate.

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-clear-your-browser-cache-to-solve-a-website-specific-problem/990705/22 "2023-09-28T19:00:03Z")

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> [@scudsucker](#):
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> I mentioned I use LastPass. I use it because it came up first when I googled it years ago, and now I have invested effort, I probably won’t change. But KeePass and 1Password are both good alternatives.

I used LastPass for years, but their repeated data breaches and lack of transparency regarding the latest one caused me to lose faith in them, so I changed to Bitwarden. Switching was a simple matter of exporting my data from LastPass, creating an account at Bitwarden, then importing the .csv file from LastPass. Even kept all my folders intact.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-clear-your-browser-cache-to-solve-a-website-specific-problem/990705/23 "2023-09-28T19:04:32Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> For me the problem with built-in password managers is I have 3 kinds of machines using 3 different browsers.

Yeah, I thought that might be the case. I’ve considered that before for similar reasons (as I use Chrome on desktop but Firefox on mobile), but so many of my passwords are already in Chrome and Firefox. I just keep a copy of both on my phone for the few that might be Chrome but not Firefox.

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